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Fair Trade Excursions
When I started working at MOM’s almost 6 years ago, I became instantly infatuated with Equal Exchange and the work they were doing in Fair Trade. The day I received the coveted EE zip up hoodie was a pretty great … Continue reading
Posted in Farmers
Tagged coffee, Equal Exchange, fair trade, farmers, mayorga, Nicaragua
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Dandelions Are Our Friends
Dandelions contain protein, calcium, iron, Vitamins A & C. There are uses for almost every part of the plant. The roots and greens can be used to make a tonic that promotes digestion and acts as a diuretic. Dandelions are also … Continue reading
Posted in Lawns, Recipes
Tagged dandelion tea, dandelion wine, dandelions, fritters, lawn, recipes
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Bryn Mawr Home Stretch!
Home stretch everyone! The Bryn Mawr Grand Opening festivities start on Friday, February 21. All customers who come in will receive a free, compostable MOM’s reusable bag loaded with awesome samples! Staff has been hard at work training and putting … Continue reading
Posted in Local, News, Organic Food
Tagged Brulee Bakery, Bryn Mawr, Decomposition books, environmental restoration, family-owned, Golden Valley Coffee, grand opening, grind your own, Jin and Ja, Maggie's Organic scarves, MOM's beginnings, MOM's history, new store, Philadelphia, Philly, Reanimation Coffee, Soreci hair clips, Swarmbustin Honey, Sweet Water Bakery, The Vegg, Walk the Walk
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Where No MOM’s Has Gone Before!
Hello from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania! The teams are hard at work getting MOM’s newest location ready for inspections and deliveries. Staff have begun their training program and the store is full of hustle and bustle! One neat feature of the … Continue reading
The Faces Behind Our Food
I have been working at MOM’s for exactly five and a half years, and throughout my time, I have become a conscious consumer who reads labels, goes for organic and fair trade and buys in bulk. But there is an … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Ecology, Organic Food
Tagged animal welfare, antibiotics, Bananas the movie, biodiversity, bottom trolling, certifications, chia farm, conscious consumer, cost of organic, crop rotation, ecosystem, EPA, fair trade, Farm Sanctuary, food prices, free range, genetic modification, GM, GMO, grass fed, hormones, Joel Salatin, labels, Nicaragua, organic coffee, pesticides, pole fishing, Polyface Farm, Rainforest Alliance, sustainable seafood, Tomatoland, USDA organic, workers health, working conditions
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“Make Creation A Healing Place Better Than You Found It.”
Polyface, “the farm of many faces”. My fiancé, Phil, and I had the opportunity to truck down past Staunton to the middle of nowhere Virginia for a spot on one of Polyface’s Lunatic Tours hosted by Joel Salatin. After hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Ecology, Local, Organic Food
Tagged agriculture, American Meat, broilers, chicken, Egg Mobile, farm, farm tour, Food Inc., Fresh the movie, Gobbledygo, herbivore, Joel Salatin, natural diet, pathogens, pigness, pigs, Polyface, portability, rotation, turkey, Virginia
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The Tiny House People
I generally don’t get sick, and I even made it out alive during the massive flu epidemic. But last week marked my first illness in quite some time. Oh well, you can’t beat them all! One afternoon I decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Ecology, Energy Resources, Family, Reuse
Tagged consumerism, environmental documentary, minimalism, tiny house, waste, we the tiny house people
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